The 1975 ShellSPORT 5000 European Championship was a motor racing series for Formula 5000 cars. The series was organized in the United Kingdom by the British Racing and Sports Car Club, but also incorporated European rounds. It was the seventh and last in a sequence of annual European Formula 5000 Championships, and the first to be contested as the ShellSPORT 5000 European Championship. The 1975 championship was won by Teddy Pilette, driving a Lola T400.

Calendar

Teddy Pilette won the championship driving for Racing Team VDS

The championship was contested over sixteen rounds.

RoundNameCircuitDateWinning driverCar
1Brands Hatch Shellsport F5000United Kingdom Brands Hatch15 MarchUnited Kingdom Ian AshleyLola T330 Chevrolet V8
2Oulton Park Shellsport F5000United Kingdom Oulton Park28 MarchUnited Kingdom Gordon SpiceLola T332 Chevrolet V8
3Brands Hatch Shellsport F5000United Kingdom Brands Hatch31 MarchUnited Kingdom David PurleyChevron B30 Ford GAA V6 3.4
4Silverstone Vanwall TrophyUnited Kingdom Silverstone12 AprilUnited Kingdom Richard ScottLola T400 Chevrolet V8
5Zolder Limburg TropheeBelgium Zolder27 AprilUnited Kingdom Peter GethinLola T400 Chevrolet V8
6Zandvoort Duinen TropheeNetherlands Zandvoort19 MayUnited Kingdom Peter GethinLola T400 Chevrolet V8
7Shellsport F5000 Thruxton IUnited Kingdom Thruxton26 MayUnited Kingdom Ian AshleyLola T330 Chevrolet V8
8Snetterton Shellsport F5000United Kingdom Snetterton27 JulyUnited Kingdom Bob EvansLola T332 Chevrolet V8
9Mallory Park Shellsport F5000United Kingdom Mallory Park10 AugustBelgium Teddy PiletteLola T400 Chevrolet V8
10Thruxton Andover Mayoral TrophyUnited Kingdom Thruxton17 AugustBelgium Teddy PiletteLola T400 Chevrolet V8
11Brands Hatch Shellsport F5000United Kingdom Brands Hatch25 AugustAustralia Alan JonesMarch 75A Ford GAA V6 3.4
12Oulton Park Gold CupUnited Kingdom Oulton Park6 SeptemberUnited Kingdom David PurleyChevron B30 Ford GAA V6 3.4
13Silverstone Shellsport F5000United Kingdom Silverstone28 SeptemberAustralia Alan JonesMarch 75A Ford GAA V6 3.4
14Shellsport F5000 Snetterton IIUnited Kingdom Snetterton5 OctoberBelgium Teddy PiletteLola T400 Chevrolet V8
15Mallory Park Shellsport F5000United Kingdom Mallory Park12 OctoberBelgium Teddy PiletteLola T400 Chevrolet V8
16Brands Hatch Shellsport Motorshow 200United Kingdom Brands Hatch19 OctoberUnited Kingdom Peter GethinLola T400 Chevrolet V8

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 20–15–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1 basis for the first ten places at each of the first fifteen rounds and on a 40–30–24–20–16–12–8–6–4–2 basis for the first ten places at the final round. Each driver could retain points from twelve rounds.

Championship standings

PositionDriverCarEntrantPoints
1Teddy PiletteLola T400 ChevroletRacing Team VDS174
2Peter GethinLola T400 ChevroletRacing Team VDS143
3Guy EdwardsLola T332 Chevrolet122
4Ian AshleyLola T330 Chevrolet Lola T400 ChevroletRichard Oaten Racing101
5David PurleyChevron B30 Ford V6Lec Refrigeration98
6Richard ScottLola T400 Chevrolet Lola T330 ChevroletAlan McKechnie Racing John Turner85
7Alan JonesChevron B28 Chevrolet March 751 Ford V6RAM Racing64
=Bob EvansLola T332 Chevrolet Lola T400 ChevroletTheodore Racing Reed Racing Alan McKechnie Racing64
9Brian RobinsonMcLaren M19 Chevrolet49
10Vern SchuppanLola T332 ChevroletTheodore Racing30
=Gordon SpiceLola T332 ChevroletReed Racing30
12Tony DeanChevron B24 Chevrolet Chevron B28 ChevroletAG Dean28
13Mick HillMarch 74A Chevrolet27
14Chris FeatherstoneMcRae GM1 Chevrolet26
15Ingo HoffmanChevron B28 ChevroletAG Dean24
=John TurnerLola T330 Chevrolet24
17Brian McGuireLola T332 Chevrolet22
18Tom BelsøLola T330 Chevrolet20
=Damien MageeTrojan T101 Chevrolet Chevron B24/B28 ChevroletJim Kelly RAM Racing20
20Tom WalkinshawModus M5 Ford V6 March 752 Ford V6ShellSPORT19
21Leen VerhoevenLola T330 Chevrolet15
22Tony BriseLola T332 ChevroletTheodore Racing15
23Mike WildsMarch 74A ChevroletMick Hill12
24Bill GubelmannLola T332 ChevroletReed Racing11
25Keith HollandLola T330 ChevroletJohn Turner10
26Dennis LeechChevron B24 Chevrolet9
27Boy HayjeMarch 731 Ford V6Hezemans Racing8
28Trevor TwaitesLola T330 Chevrolet5
29Dave WalkerChevron B28 ChevroletRAM Racing4